Maiden Name and Married Name Dilemma

[matt 0]

Hello all!!....It's been 2 years since my last post and I see this forum is as active and helpful as ever.

I will be applying for lifting of conditions for my wife's greencard on Sept 10th (Greencard expires Dec. 9th).

Here's the problem (in my head atleast!) :

Her greencard is in her MAIDEN name as is her passport ---- we havent changed that since she got it.

EVERYTHING ELSE including her social security card and every last shred of evidence is in her married name.

1. Will this be an issue?

2. Should I just file the I 751 using her maiden name (since thats on the greencard and original petition) and hope that the geniuses at the INS will figure out that its the same person in all the evidence?

3. Should I apply to have her name changed in the greencard to her married name?

My hope is that I can get conditions lifted and then chage the name in her green card.

Any advice/insight/experiences will be highly appreciated.

PS: Any idea about the processing times for the Nebraska center?

Thanks!!

matt

[shirlJ831 0]

I am not sure if it would be a problem as long as she has docs to show and support both names

[sparkofcreation 0]

Hello all!!....It's been 2 years since my last post and I see this forum is as active and helpful as ever.

I will be applying for lifting of conditions for my wife's greencard on Sept 10th (Greencard expires Dec. 9th).

Here's the problem (in my head atleast!) :

Her greencard is in her MAIDEN name as is her passport ---- we havent changed that since she got it.

EVERYTHING ELSE including her social security card and every last shred of evidence is in her married name.

1. Will this be an issue?

2. Should I just file the I 751 using her maiden name (since thats on the greencard and original petition) and hope that the geniuses at the INS will figure out that its the same person in all the evidence?

3. Should I apply to have her name changed in the greencard to her married name?

My hope is that I can get conditions lifted and then chage the name in her green card.

Any advice/insight/experiences will be highly appreciated.

PS: Any idea about the processing times for the Nebraska center?

Thanks!!

matt

Doubt it will be a problem, AFAIK USCIS isn't quite incompetent enough to be unable to connect the dots.

Why would you want to wait to change her name until after the 10-year green card is issued? Why deal with the hassle of USCIS more times than you have to? Just put the correct name on the green card application--there's a space for her maiden name on the application as well.

And why all this talk of you filing the I-751 and you having her name changed? It's her petition (you have to sign it, but it's her petition) and her name (which neither you nor anyone else could change even if you tried). Sheesh. Do you even live in a state where she'd be required to file to have her name changed legally? I mean, it sounds to me like she's already changed it, just that the green card was issued in the maiden name.

[matt 0]

I am not sure if it would be a problem as long as she has docs to show and support both names

Thanks!